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Wasabi & Pickled Ginger Burger

My family has been encouraging me to submit recipes for quite some time now. We have the same routine every year, we try different burgers all summer, we get excited about a few and I loose my nerve and don't submit. Then they tease me about being a chicken and well, I am or I should say was. But, this year is different! They are all moved out of the nest so I thought it was about time for me to sprout a few feathers of my own and try it. This recipe was a huge hit at our annual cattle round-up in Bickleton, Washington. I hope you like it as much as we did.

Preheat a gas grill to medium heat or prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover. To make the mayonnaise, combine real mayonnaise with wasabi paste in a small bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until needed. To make patties, combine ground chuck, ground pork, bean sprouts, wasabi paste, minced garlic, salt, celery seed, and curry powder in a large bowl. Mix well, however, handle the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and form the portions into patties to fit the rolls. To avoid having your meat stick to the grill, when the grill is ready, brush the grill rack with vegetable oil. Place the patties on the rack. Close the cover and cook, carefully turning once (to prevent juices from escaping), until done to preference, 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium. During the last few minutes of cooking, spread each cut side of the buns with ½ teaspoon of the wasabi mayonnaise mixture and place, cut side down, on the outer edges of the rack to toast lightly. To assemble the burgers, dividing evenly, spread the remaining wasabi mayonnaise mixture over the cut sides of the buns. On each bottom bun, cover the cut sides of the bun with sweet Thai chili sauce then place 6-8 strips of pickled ginger strips across the entire bun, next add the patty, and an equal portion of the celery and cabbage. Top with freshly ground pepper and, add the bun tops and serve!

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Thank you in advance for the opportunity to stretch. Best of luck in your decision. I'm sure it will not be easy, but hopefully, it will be tasty!